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vibrissa vs hair

hair vs vibrissa

vibrissa and hair both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vibrissa Yes No No No
hair Yes No No No
As nouns, hair is a hypernym of vibrissa; that is, hair is a word with a broader meaning than vibrissa:
  • vibrissa: a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
  • hair: a filamentous projection or process on an organism
vibrissa (noun) hair (noun)
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat a filamentous projection or process on an organism
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
a very small distance or space
Difference between vibrissa and hair

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